The investigation in the coal scam cases began during the previous UPA regime.According to ED, the Dardas invested the money they received from AMR Iron in JAS Infrastructure & Power Ltd.TNN | March 11, 2016, 08:37 IST

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed prosecution complaints in the coal scam case against Goa-based AMR Iron and Steel Ltd which was accused of giving a bribe of Rs 24.58 crore to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and others in connection with allocation of Bander coal block.

The investigation in the coal scam cases began during the previous UPA regime. According to ED, the Dardas invested the money they received from AMR Iron in JAS Infrastructure & Power Ltd. The ED had carried out an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and had earlier attached properties of accused worth Rs 24.58 crore on charges of money laundering.

The agency filed prosecution charges in Patiala House courts in Delhi against AMR Iron and other accused linked to the case that included Vijay Darda, Devendra Darda, Manoj Jayaswal and Abhishek Jayaswal. Earlier, the CBI in its investigation had alleged that the accused had furnished false information and had received undue advantage in allocation of Bander coal block by paying illegal gratification of Rs 24.58 crore to Dardas.

In another case, the ED has filed for prosecution of Navabharat Power Ltd under PMLA for fraudulently inflating their net worth in their application for coal block allotment. Navabharat had been allocated Rampia and Dipside Rampia coal blocks which it later sold to Essar Power Ltd at a profit of over Rs 200 crore. The ED had earlier attached properties worth Rs 186.11 crore against those accused in the case.